{"id":2638,"date":"2010-12-09T22:07:37","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T22:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2010-12-09T22:08:12","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T22:08:12","slug":"paula-wilcox-violet-and-pertunia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/paula-wilcox-violet-and-pertunia\/","title":{"rendered":"Paula Wilcox &#8211; Violet and Pertunia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n<p>Paula Wilcox was well known in the 1970s for Thames sitcom\u00a0<em>Man About The House<\/em>, she played Chrissy Plummer \u00a0in a flirtatious battle of wits with her male flatmate Robin, played by\u00a0Richard O&#8217;Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p>So why are Only Fools and Horses fans interested in the Manchester born\u00a0actress? Well it&#8217;s all down to <strong>Violet<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Pertunia!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Well o<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">n 27 October 2006, Paula Wilcox was seen in the <em>Only Fools and Horses<\/em> spin-off\u00a0<em>The Green Green Grass<\/em> as Marlene&#8217;s sister <\/span>Pertunia<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> . In series two\u00a0Pertunia turns up at the Boyces&#8217; Shropshire estate with an unexpected, and unwelcome, present.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2639\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/paula-wilcox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2639\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2639\" title=\"paula-wilcox\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/paula-wilcox.jpg\" alt=\"Paula Wilcox - Violet and Pertunia\" width=\"600\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/paula-wilcox.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/paula-wilcox-530x247.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/paula-wilcox-550x256.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paula Wilcox plays Violet in Rock and Chips<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">The Green Green Grass episode &#8220;Brothers and Sisters&#8221; sees her bringing along the Driscoll Brothers \u00a0to Winterdown Farm when she visits the family.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>But it appears she also has a totally new character in the latest episode of Rock and Chips shown December \u00a029th 2010 BBC1 9pm. Current listings have Paula Wilcox appearing as <strong>Violet<\/strong> (Joan&#8217;s mother-in-law).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2640\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Violet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2640\" title=\"Violet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Violet.jpg\" alt=\"Violet - Joan's mother-in-law\" width=\"360\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Violet - Joan&#39;s mother-in-law<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Only 4 actors \u00a0have played two different characters in John Sullivans Only Fools episodes and Spin-offs as i can recall:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"90%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong> Name <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong> Character 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong> Character 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Nicholas Lyndhurst<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Rodney Trotter &#8211; OFAH<\/td>\n<td>Freddie Robdall &#8211; Rock and Chips<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>David Jason<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Del Trotter &#8211; OFAH<\/td>\n<td>Don\u00a0Ochetti &#8211; OFAH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Nick Stringer<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Aussie Man &#8211; OFAH<\/td>\n<td>Jumbo Mills &#8211; OFAH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Paula Wilcox<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Pertunia &#8211; Green Green Grass<\/td>\n<td>Violet &#8211; Rock and Chips<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/paula-wilcox-violet-and-pertunia\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" src=\"\" class=\"alignright wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Paula Wilcox was well known in the 1970s for Thames sitcom\u00a0Man About The House, she played Chrissy Plummer \u00a0in a flirtatious battle of wits with her male flatmate Robin, played by\u00a0Richard O&#8217;Sullivan. So why are Only Fools and Horses fans interested in the Manchester born\u00a0actress? Well it&#8217;s all down to Violet and\u00a0Pertunia! 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